January 1, 1907

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ENTERTAINING SHORT STORIES

The Gardendale Burglar Cure

WHEN the Fanshawes’ house was robbed, Gardendale simply folded its hands and sighed. The Fanshawe domicile was equipped with all sorts of burglar-proof things—an electric alarm, mysterious window catches, a noisy dog, two pistols, one shotgun, a colicky baby and Mr. Fanshawe’s insomnia. By E J. RATH IN AMERICAN MAGAZINE17 min

SERIAL STORY

Friday, the Thirteenth

FRIDAY, the 13th; I thought as much. If Bob has started, there will be hell, but I will see what I can do.” The sound of my voice, as I dropped the receiver, seemed to part the mists of five years and usher me into the world of Then as though it had never passed on. By THOMAS W. LAWSON IN EVERYBODY’S29 min

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The Autocratic House of Commons

TIME first impression of the House of Commons is disappointing. It is smaller than one expected; the limited gallery space, with room for only 120 strangers, is noticeable and explains why members to secure orders must wait their regular turn; and the floor proper is clearly inadequate to seat the 670 members. By A. MAURICE LOW IN APPLETON'S MAGAZINE15 min

LIFE STORIES OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

The Guggenheim Family Combination

WHEN a group of Wall Street men voluntarily assume a loss of $1,500,000, most of which could have been shifted upon others without violating the Street rule of business, there is something remarkable about them, especially when the group is composed solely of brothers. By DAVID FERGUSON IN WORLD MAGAZINE14 min

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENCE AND INVENTION

The Waste of a Great City

THE term waste, while apparently a statement of fact, is entirely inaccurate, for there is no such thing as waste. Matter may change its form, but it never can be destroyed, and while the usefulness of these materials may not be recognized immediately, yet the possibilities of further service remain; whether as to retention in unaltered form for remanufacture, as in paper, or in the changed form of heat, power and light, they all hold values which are recoverable. By JOHN M. WOODBURY IN SATURDAY EVENING POST12 min

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The Kingdom of Light

IT IS not for me to enter the domain of religion, nor to trench upon ground occupied by men who have been specially called to the work. I speak only of the life that now is; how its highest compensations can be won, its rewards, if you please, attained; its sorrows mitigated, and its joys increased and multiplied. By GEORGE RECORD PECK IN PUTNAM'S MONTHLY12 min

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Loose Leaf Books in large Houses

THE proper application of system to office labor and accounting methods has worked a revolution. Not the excess of system which degenerates into “red tape,” but the proper and businesslike application of modern ideas and mechanical appliances where it can be done to simplify processes and reduce labor. By CHARLES H. SWEETLAND IN MODERN METHODS12 min

ENTERTAINING SHORT STORIES

A Gambler’s Chance

LITTLE did it avail Jakie Feinberg that he sold more Tageblatts than any other boys in Sewart Park, for the Semitic ancestry that determined the quality of his business ability had endowed him with an inordinate lust for gambling, which consumed all the profits of his newspaper vending. By MONTAGUE GLASS IN MUNSEY'S10 min

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Ballooning, the New Hobby

UNTIL the last year or so, few people have thought seriously of taking up ballooning as a hobby. The reason for this has probably been twofold. First and foremost was the deep-rooted popular belief and of all forms of travel sailing in the air involves the maximum of risk; and secondly, that to become the owner of a balloon, and to command the wherewithal of its inflation, repairs, transport, etc., necessitates a very considerable outlay of hard cash. By AERO IN WORLD’S WORK (ENGLISH)10 min

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